File Cabinet

Just finished my latest project. Very nice couple wanted me to duplicate a file cabinet they had purchased from a furniture store over 20 yrs ago. Made a transfer copy of the grove detail to make a template and used a Bosch Colt to cut the groves, had to do lots of practice runs. Hardest thing was trying to find matching hardware. Made of oak, 3 coats of lacquer. First time using lacquer, really works well, has been cold here so kind of though to keep the garage warm. Last picture is the original piece. Turned out well I think.

What type of drawer slides did you use there? I built a file cabinet last year (still haven’t posted) and purchased some full extension slides from Rockler that I just couldn’t get to work. Ended up going to a local Home Depot and bought some cheapies which work fine. Took me all weekend just to get the slildes in as I had a lot of problems with them! What a pain. Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

Hey David, used Rockler Centerline slides cl-755, ball bearing, heavy duty, full extension, rated at 150lbs. Had to shim the back of one on the bottom, had a little play in it, I guess my drawer was out of square a 1/8, not allot but it made a difference.